What the buyer needs
AI summaryNYSERDA seeks a contractor to administer the New York Business-Research Innovation and Development Growth Exchange (NY BRIDGE) program to accelerate clean energy innovation. The contractor will recruit and qualify New York-based R1 or R2 research universities and energy-focused businesses, host statewide industry-academic convenings, and facilitate partnership activities. The contractor will also manage proposal intake, assemble a grant selection committee, execute contracts with university awardees, and monitor programmatic progress and cost-share contributions. Deliverables include an operating plan, monthly assistance hours logs, evaluation materials, and an annual performance metrics report. Onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and the contractor will perform the work offsite. Applicants may submit responses digitally via email or online, and NYSERDA is looking for proposals with an option for renewal.
Scope of work
- Develop and execute a comprehensive Operating Plan for the program
- Recruit and qualify at least eight New York State R1 or R2 universities
- Recruit industry partners aligned with key energy innovation topics
- Conduct an Energy Innovation Landscape Analysis and match businesses with universities
- Organize and host 10 to 30 statewide in-person and virtual convenings
- Support university grant proposal development and manage proposal intake and review
- Execute grant agreements with awardees and commit all funds within two years
- Manage ongoing project reporting, quarterly invoicing, and a Final Report
Minimum qualifications
- Must identify one lead applicant (teaming and subcontractors are allowed)
- Must maintain Cyber Security Insurance and provide annual signed data security self-attestation
Documents to include with your response
- Proposal and Submission Requirements Narrative (Attachment A) - PDF
- Statement of Work (Attachment B) - DOCX
- Budget (Attachment C) - Excel
- Exceptions to NYSERDA Terms and Conditions (Attachment D, if applicable) - PDF or DOCX
- Executive Order 16 - Signed PDF
- Conflict of Interest disclosure (if applicable)
- Appendices (resumes, references, sample work products)
How to submit
- Method
- Online submission is preferable; mail or hand-delivery also accepted if online submission is not possible.
- Instructions
- Submit Word, Excel, or PDF files (100MB or less per file). Proposal narrative must not exceed 24 pages (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins). Searchable PDFs only; name files with proposer's entity name.